Jimme
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I had a random idea this afternoon at work, would it be possible to put
a head off a corsa b 1.2 16v and put it on a 1.2 8v? Just a thought 
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Robin
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no, the engines are completely different, you'd find less problems putting a 1.4/1.6 16v head on one.
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Jimme
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so either a 1.4/1.6 16v would work? aren't most 1.4/1.6 16v eco teks, or does it depend on the year of car?
[Edited on 17-08-2008 by Jimme]
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Mark B
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1.2 16vs a timing chain 8v's a belt.
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Jimme
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quote:
Originally posted by markb1234
1.2 16vs a timing chain 8v's a belt.
i thought that was older older corsa's? alot i know n alot i dont know
cheers
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Scotty C
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You cant put a 16v head on a 8v block, without complete hassle. It's completly pointless as it'll proberly be cheaper if you bought a whole 16v engine.
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gregwalters
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so how hard would it be to put a 1.4 or 1.6 8v head on a 1.2 8v, and what would happen?
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Scotty C
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You'll just have bigger ports, so slighty more fuel would get in for more power. But I don't think it would be noticeable.
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gregwalters
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would it be worth doing then? what do you have to do? lol and which would be easier/better 1.4 or 1.6
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Tiger
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If your gonna do anything, you may as well get the old head ported and polished for what its worth.
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gregwalters
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can i do that myself? how hard is it to do and what exactly do i do lol
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
You cant put a 16v head on a 8v block, without complete hassle.
You can, the blocks are the same, the only problem would be the pistons.
The 2 litres all share the same block, as do the small engines (bar the chain driven ones)
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
You cant put a 16v head on a 8v block, without complete hassle.
You can, the blocks are the same, the only problem would be the pistons.
The 2 litres all share the same block, as do the small engines (bar the chain driven ones)
But the 1.2 8v being SPI and the 16v being MPI I would of thought it'll be a complete ball ache to do?
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gregwalters
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ok which one would be easy to do and what would i have to do??
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dean101287
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just save your money and get a 1.4/1.6
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phil_sutton
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the 1.2 8v an 16v are completely different, it would be easier to swap engines.
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